Latham Hose Replacement?
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Latham Hose Replacement?
I have some fine cracks in two of my steering hoses. I am going to order four new houses and 90* elbows. What I'd like to know is how to bleed pressure out of the system? Anyone know?
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In my system I just worked the wheel back and forth for 10-15 minutes with the power steering engine running. Make sure to check the level of the fluid every couple of minutes. The system should work the air out by itself!
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I think he is wondering if the system is pressurized while static with engines off? It's not so just replace the hoses and follow what 502 said, you should be ok.
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Like fireboatpilot said no static pressure. As long as someone isn't cranking the wheel when your undoing the lines you will be fine!
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That is what I needed to know thanks guys. I have a weeping (very slow) leak at the base of the ram where the hose is connected. I'm leaning toward sending the rams in for a inspection/rebuild. Talked to the guys at Latham and they were very helpful.
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I just want to give Tom at Latham Marine "props" for outstanding customer service. This is the second time I've called him in four years for parts/technical help and each time he was very helpful. He was very informative and even sent me PDF Files of my steering system and P/N's. Thank you Tom.
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